Austin A40 Devon.
Thanks to Old Nail, a regular on the site forum, for sending me over this picture, showing a large number of Austin A40 Devons parked up, probably at Longbridge, the home of Austin for so many years.
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I'm fairly sure this photograph was taken at Longbridge, and it shows lots of A40 Devons for as far as the eye can see. I've always liked the Devon model, introduced before Austin merged into the BMC empire, and own a black A40 saloon, and green A40 pickup.
The Devon was a 4dr saloon first introduced in 1947, and was a clean sheet of paper for Austin, who after the war were still producing models largely based on their pre-war offerings. Power was from a new 1200cc engine, that would later become the B series, and feature in BMC/BL cars into the 1980s in enlarged form. There was also a short-lived 2dr version, called the Dorset, which is a very rare motor nowadays. Those wanting to cut more of a dash, could opt for the convertible A40 Sports, which utilised the same basic running gear from the Devon, but with twin carbs fitted to give it a little more ooomphhh.
The Devon would be replaced by the Somerset model in the early 1950s, utilising the Devon's chassis and engine, but clothed with a more bulbous body, very similar in style to the larger A70 Hereford.
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